Exploring Sydney Harbour

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We were so excited to start exploring Sydney and the first thing we thought of was obviously the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. We were staying at an Airbnb right next to Hyde Park and planned a walking trip all the way across the bridge. It turned out to be several miles, but it was pretty warm that day (since it was July, it was winter in Australia!), so we didn’t mind…

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Sydney: Newtown

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One of our last days in Sydney fell on the Fourth of July, which is one of my favorite holidays. Obviously we couldn’t celebrate it in our traditional ways, so we decided to take the bus to Newtown, a southwest suburb of Sydney. We didn’t quite know what to do there except for a coffee shop we wanted to try, so we started our morning at Brewtown, reading our books and figuring out what…

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Sydney: Bondi Beach

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One of the things we were most excited about was doing to Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. We decided to spend the morning in Bondi and then do the walk, which is almost 4 miles, and head back from Coogee. We started out at a cute cafe/bookstore called Gertrude and Alice. We got coffee and read our own books, although I couldn’t help flipping through some of the books they had…

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6 Places to Get Coffee in Melbourne

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When we got to Melbourne, one of the first things we heard was that it’s considered by some as the “coffee capital of the world”. There are so many cafes and they take coffee seriously. We saw so many people using KeepCups or reusable travel mugs when getting “take away” coffee. In fact, some cafes don’t even have disposable cups so your options are to sit in or to bring your…

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Where to Eat in Melbourne (with Gluten-free and Vegetarian Suggestions)

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Whenever we go to a new city, or a new country, we always try to find out what food it is known for, or what the local dish is. Going to Australia, we heard about the amazing pies and sausage rolls, which we eventually tried in Sydney, but in Melbourne, we tried none of the “traditional” Australian dishes that we had heard about. Melbourne is so diverse that we ended up trying a lot…

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Exploring Melbourne

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Because of the day trips that we took from Melbourne, we only had about 4 days in the city. We wanted to take advantage of those days and do as many of the attractions that we could! The first night we were there, even though we were super jetlagged, we went to a free comedy show at Spleen. Because it was free, our hopes weren’t too high, but it was hilarious! We were laughing the…

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Melbourne: Eating Our Way Through Chinatown Melbourne

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Every time we visit a new city, I always look to see if the area has a Chinatown. In the US, we’ve seen a few cities with Chinatown’s that have really stood out, most noticeably Oakland’s Chinatown. With that said, we were excited to go through Chinatown Melbourne to try as much food as we possibly could. One thing that made Chinatown Melbourne different was the lack of…

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Melbourne Day Trip: Wilsons Promontory National Park

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We were so excited for our trip to Wilson’s Prom. There are so many different trails and hikes but we decided on Mount Oberon, which we heard was pretty steep but had the best views. To get to the trail, we had to drive through the park for almost an hour, which was awesome! We saw wallabies, kangaroo, emus, and wombats right by the road! And birds! There were so many…

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Melbourne Day Trip: Mount Martha Beach South

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We took a day trip to Peninsula Hot Springs, which I’ll write about tomorrow because it was amazing! But on the way to our airbnb, we wanted to stop at a look out. There are so many to choose from, but we decided to stop at Mount Martha Beach South because we knew there was a beach and cliffs and figured that would photograph well. It only took us about 25 minutes to drive there…

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